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Happy National Library Week!, Molly Troy Apr 2012

Happy National Library Week!, Molly Troy

Blogging the Library

Happy National Library Week! Yesterday, in celebration of libraries worldwide, Meghan Kelly and I baked, frosted and distributed cake on the first floor of the library. It was a pretty low-key celebration, but hey, who doesn’t love free cake? Plus, we had students volunteer to dress up as literary characters to be available for pictures. Not only could you eat cake, but you could get a pic with Rowling’s Voldemort, Carroll’s’ Alice, or Fitzgerald’s’ Daisy and Gatsby (to name a few). [excerpt]


Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Spring 2012, Musselman Library Apr 2012

Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Spring 2012, Musselman Library

Friends of Musselman Library Newsletter

Table of contents:From the Director: 30 Treasures (Robin Wagner); Focus on Philanthropy: Ron and Diane Werley Smith Create Summer Internship (Ron Smith ’72, Diane Werley Smith ’73); Pages from the Past: Fun Snippets from Ron Couchman; Middle East Series Successful (Janelle Wertzberger, Amy Young Evrard, Matt Sienkiewicz); Save the Date: Thaddeus Stevens; Friends Help Purchase Rare Maps (Middle and Far East); Librarian Helps Build Middle East Collection (Jeremy Garskof, Abdulkareem Ramadan, Karen Pinto); Gee Whiz: G in Harner Window (Lina Terjesen ’06, Kayla Lenkner ’08, Miranda Wisor ’12); Spring Exhibits (Jenny Carrington ’12); ALA Lincoln Exhibit Coming; Young Women’s Leadership …


New Projects And One Of My Very Own, Bridget Anne Creedon Mar 2012

New Projects And One Of My Very Own, Bridget Anne Creedon

Blogging the Library

Some new projects have happened since my last post (which was before spring break). I helped give a library tour to yet another prospective professor, and it is cool to find out what they would add to the collection if they got a job here. For instance, this one professor was more into pop music and our collection does not have much material on the subject. New professors can really transform the library in that sense, as well as online resources they recommend. I also found full scores and recordings of Bruch pieces that a former professor requested. Instead of …


A Variety Of Things, Bridget Anne Creedon Mar 2012

A Variety Of Things, Bridget Anne Creedon

Blogging the Library

So it's been a while since my last post. I'll just clue you in as to what I've been doing the past two weeks. I did some score cataloging for Lina. Cataloging is so complex, but I feel like when you remember all the steps and repeat them, it becomes less foreign. It's also a challenge to finish all the work because it is overwhelming going through records and trying to find the perfect one for our library. Some records have wrong editions or dates... there's a lot of work that goes into what the average student sees on their …


Busy Times, Molly Troy Mar 2012

Busy Times, Molly Troy

Blogging the Library

Last week was a busy busy week. I had my first solo reference desk shift, as well as one day of filming! My first reference shift went really well. I had a few standard “do you have scissors” questions, but otherwise, real research questions! Initially it was nerve-wracking, but as I was able to successfully help the students, it became less so. All in all it was pretty exciting, and really nice to be able to concretely help someone else. Since then I’ve had some tough questions, but I am trying my best, asking for help when needed, and taking …


First Post, Bridget Anne Creedon Feb 2012

First Post, Bridget Anne Creedon

Blogging the Library

This is my fourth week on the job now as music librarian intern at Musselman Library, and I've learned a lot so far. I've been given quite a bit of reading (I had forgotten that librarians were into that), including the funny title So You Want to Be a Librarian but it's all been very informative and helpful. [excerpt]


And So It Begins!, Molly Troy Feb 2012

And So It Begins!, Molly Troy

Blogging the Library

In the reference office, right above the computer station where I sit, is a painting of the Peterborough Town Library--“The Oldest Free Library in the World Supported by Taxation.” It caught my eye the first day I came in to do work, and I thought how serendipitous it was that it hung there as I began my library internship. You see, this summer I had interned in New Hampshire, specifically in the very tiny town of Peterborough!! While I was there I even went to this library to do work. It’s a promising start to the semester! [excerpt]